DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!
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As a young mobile telecoms engineer, one of my duties was to solve network performance issues.

If your cell  phone did not have a signal,
I was your guy.

If you failed to make a call, dropped a one or could not be reached;
My task was to figure out why and fix it.

One day, my boss' boss (at the time) came to our part of the office;
He complained like a boss.

 He was dropping calls at his home.
 I was his guy...or was I?

I went to his home, ran some tests and proposed some changes on the network settings;
Ooops, the problem persisted.

I went back again and drilled down the statistics;
None of my fixes could fix the issue.

Every morning of every day,
My boss' boss would pass through our part of the office to complain.

The stubborn dropped calls;
Were beginning to frustrate me.

I would update my boss at each failed attempt,
I was almost stressed.

Calmly, he would always ask,
"Ok, what are you going to do about it?"

I would share my hypothesis and propose some new solutions,
"Ok, let's try that" he would respond.

Though credible,
My attempts fell flat.

It was now getting to me,
So he decided to give me some advice.

This little piece of wisdom,
Changed my life forever.

He said,
"As long as you are doing something about it, its ok."

In every area of my life, whatever it is;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I see that I don't know enough about something I need/want to know about;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I realise that my relationship with my children is not getting stronger;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I feel that my wife is not happy;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I notice that my faith is getting weak;
I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

When I learn that my weight is moving in the wrong direction;
 I DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Results may take time to show.
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

As long as you are doing something about it, its ok.

Life may throw some curved balls;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Mistakes, you will make them in life;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM.

IF YOU DON'T, WHO WILL?

Eventually, I fixed the issue.
More importantly, the issue fixed me.

I gained a priceless work ethic;
I cultivated a deep sense of responsibility.

Up until today, my ex-boss and his ex-boss;
Remain close friends who have continued to add value in my life and career.

They could see that this young man,
CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THINGS.

If you don't succeed,
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

Victory is surely certain to those who;
DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

TRY
TRY
And TRY AGAIN.

As long as you do something about it,
ITS OK.

©GC Diaries